Resurgence 397 Radiocommander.

It was a five-piece band, and what instantly attracted the attention of the band was that they were also equipped with keyboardists, which immediately made Alfonso 'excited', "Hugo keyboard" and Pedro, who was standing next to him, had a different perspective, "They don't know how their music is like us." ”

In today's rock genre, bands with keyboardists are collectively referred to as "alternative rock", which is simply the difference between the genre of rock music outside of mainstream music and indie music, the difference between indie rock and alternative rock is that the former emphasizes the size of the publishing label, and the latter emphasizes the size of the audience. So, it's actually niche music that isn't influenced by the mainstream. The weakness of keyboard players in today's fashion can be seen.

Alternative rock is generally believed to have originated in the band R. e.m.), which was carried forward by the Nirvana band. But as Nirvana became mainstream, their music was more called grunge, and alternative rock, which was different from the mainstream, locked in a smaller range of bands. Bands that have truly been called alternative rock throughout history, the most representative of 'sexuality' are Radibhead, Muse and Fixies.

Muse has been waiting for 1997 to rise in the new metal rock 'wave' and 'tide'; Founded in 1985, the band disbanded at the beginning of this year, ending a short but far-reaching career, and their existence had an indelible impact on Nirvana. So, among the many alternative rock bands, the Radiohead Band, founded in 1992 and famous in 1993, was the most representative 'sexual' alternative rock band in the first half of the 90s, and of course will remain the most representative 'sexual' in the next two decades.

It was a huge surprise to see an alternative rock band with keyboardists on the stage in Memphis, but Hugo was not surprised, because 1993 was already the year when countless rock stars shined, so he couldn't wait to cast his eyes on the next stage and take a closer look.

The thin man standing at the front of the stage with a guitar on his back, although his facial features could not be seen clearly due to the distance, but the weakened shoulders, neat short hair and sloppy beard reminded Hugo of the lead singer of a band. greenas。 Yorke), the band was officially radiohead

In fact, when it was confirmed that it was Radiodirector, Hugo's first reaction was quite unexpected, because Radiodirector, known as one of the greatest rock bands of our time, was from Oxford, England (d), although Hugo did not remember the exact release time of Radiodirector's first album this year, but he was very sure that the album was released in the United Kingdom.

British rock bands are on a strong upward trajectory at this time, but most of their development trajectory is in the British Isles, and they generally do not pay much attention to the American market on the other side of the Atlantic, but wait for their own achievements in their home country before going to the United States to seek further development. So it was really surprising to see the Radiohead Band at this time

"They're also a touring band," Pedro's voice caught Hugo's ears, and everyone looked up to a huge poster at the front of the stage that read "Pop is dead. is。 Pedro then couldn't wait to take a look, "I'll take a look." ”

"Well, is it a band you've heard of?" Neil's first reaction was to turn his head to look at Hugo.

The band members were repeatedly amazed by the breadth and richness of Hugo's musical knowledge, as if he could know that Alfonso was playing music from the Dream Theater Band, Hugo's mind was like an unfathomable ocean of music, but after too many exclamations, they were not surprised, but instead regarded Hugo as a museum, and were accustomed to asking Hugo about everything.

Hugo's mind is indeed very rich in knowledge about music and film, and the knowledge accumulated from ten years of rock and roll career is deeply imprinted in the depths of his soul, and many things even if he can't remember the details, but the general direction is still impressive. How could Hugo not understand that this alternative rock band can definitely be called one of the most classic bands, and their album "Child Akid" released in 201. a) "To this day, they are one of Hugo's favorites, and they are also the rock band that has been hailed by the British media as the closest to the Beatles, which shows their wide influence.

Hugo looked at the poster of the "Pop is Dead" tour, still thinking about the details of why the radiohead appeared in the United States at this time, this kind of detail he remembered was not so clear, but he still replied in his mouth, "The 'colorful' band, the amazing strength, from Oxford, England, the music style is anxious, sensitive, poignant and moving, and the redemption in the midst of heavy depression is wonderful." ”

Hugo's affirmation made Forkin, Neil and Alfonso look at the radiodirector band who was preparing to perform again, Hugo is very real, he likes it, and if he doesn't like it, he will never say anything about the scene, and he can get such a high evaluation from Hugo, which shows that this band is 'outstanding'.

At this moment, Pedro went back and forth, "Wow, wow, this is a band that has released an album, the band of EMI Records, they have come to the United States for a tour this time, I heard that their single has achieved good results, and they are about to do a warm-up performance for the concert of the band Tears of Fear." ”

After Pedro's reminder, Hugo finally remembered that the most famous song on Radiohead's debut album was "Creep", which can even be called a divine comedy, and the word "creep" has a different translation in everyone's mind, in short, it is a group that is out of step with society.

The song "Crawler" is one of the early representative tracks of Radiodirector, a fragile heart can not bear the burden of feelings, in the roar of the guitar all psychological defenses are destroyed, the compact drum beat and heavy bass throughout, the clear guitar chords echo with the high-pitched and wild distorted cadenza 'intersection', the whole song makes people have no time to think, no respite, the longing 'waves' directly drown the listener, and the last piano is called the finishing touch, holy silver' The aftermath of lust and resentment made tears ripple in his eyes, but they could never fall.

In fact, this song is far inferior to Radiodirector's later works after his mature style on an artistic level, and the overly simple song design once made the band members play this song in live performances not far away, but the reason why this song is known as the Divine Comedy is because of the deep-rooted emotional catharsis of "Reptiles", which made Radioshead famous in one fell swoop, and also limited the band's image in the hearts of song "fans", and even many "fans" who don't know Radioshead only know one "Reptilian" when it comes to this band.

In fact, the album at RadioCommander's peak was supposed to be 1997's "O Computer (Ckputer)", not "Crawler".

However, in 1993, when "Reptiles" came out, it shocked the entire United States, this song did not receive enough attention in the United Kingdom, and EMI Records did not give Radiodirector enough support, but then when Radioconductor toured Europe, it made the song "Crawler" achieve good results in the United States

It's no wonder that Hugo felt familiar with the name of the tour, "Pop Is Dead", not only as a song on Radiohead's third single, but also as the name of their first tour on American soil.

Pedro is still excited, "They came here today to perform as a warm-up for the tour the day after tomorrow, but also to feel the music atmosphere on the streets of Memphis." However, he found that his remarks did not seem to excite his teammates too much, and he quickly understood, "Hugo knows about this band? Alfonso nodded and replied, and Pedro immediately 'revealed' a "I know" expression, but he didn't mind too much, and then said, "How about it, do you want to go on stage and compete with them?" ”

"Competition?" Alfonso didn't wait for a reason to come up with a reason, and he was already moving his hands and feet.

"Of course, why don't you want to?" Without waiting for anyone else to answer, Pedro walked directly onto the empty stage with his bass on his back, began to patrol his territory, and then looked over with equal eyes, "They are a band that has already released an album, and they have keyboardists like us, don't you want to see the most direct and authentic reaction of the audience to our two bands?" ”

Pedro's voice was clear about his strong confidence, and these simple words also made the other members of the band of Glory to Death burn with high spirits. For any rock band, it is exciting to compete head-on with their peers, especially for a band like Glory to Death, who is determined to carve out a path of their own musical style, and it is very difficult to meet another band with the same equipment. During this period of glory, they sang and sang all the way to death, how much progress they have made, and how many shortcomings they still have, which not only needs to be tested by the audience, but also needs to be compared with peers. So, it's no surprise that Pedro can't wait.

Alfonso rushed up without saying a word, and then Neil and Fokine no longer hesitated, did not find a manager, and went directly to the stage. Hugo was the only one standing under the stage, he looked at the radiodirector who had finished preparing for the performance not far away, and the pride in his heart began to surge, the golden age of rock and roll, he was about to become one of them, whether he was a hero or a bear, maybe it started from Memphis, maybe it started with the same performance with the stationmaster

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